Well, I sure don't mean to be endlessly (mindlessly, lol) cut & pasting astrology ~ but something is up with the New Moon in Gemini today... an alchemy of the soul.

Barbara Handclow sums it up very well. Wasayo

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BARBARA HANDCLOW’S NEW MOON REPORT

Gemini New Moon: June 3, 2008


With the arrival of the Gemini New Moon, our personal frequency-our "note"-synchronizes with nature. In the familiar flow again, we feel creative while experiencing sudden and profound insights. I'm probably especially sensitive to this yearly quickening because I have Saturn conjunct Uranus in early Gemini in my tenth house. I love this time of the year. This special energy is very strong during the 2008 New Moon in Gemini, as Mercury and Venus sit on each side of the lunation. This means mind activation and magnetic attraction are the guardians of this year's Gemini activation. Thus, this New Moon will be very alchemical, with insights from higher dimensions flowing very potently into Earth. Yet, as you also will see in this reading, Earth has been speaking louder than humans as of late. As far as I can see, Earth is winding up the frequency dial, which we need to be aware of while examining the potential of this lunation.

As noted many times, this lunar and seasonal website uses astrology as well as the cycles of the Mayan Calendar. [See The Mayan Calendar: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind.] Also, I am using astrology in a rather unique way. First, I analyze the formative influence of the four seasons (spring/fall equinoxes and summer/winter solstices), and then I watch to see how the seasonal patterns unfold during each lunar cycle (primarily the New Moons, with some comments about the Full Moons). I have on occasion expressed my thoughts about what actually did occur under specified influences in order to watch for what might come next. I am wary of specific predictions made by using astrology (as well as the Mayan Calendar) unless I can see exactly what the pattern is that seems to be playing out during major transits. Once I can see a pattern, then I am comfortable looking at how it might next play itself out.

Competent astrologers work this way because a formative influence can express itself in so many ways. Once a pattern can be seen, much information can be offered about what could be going on during squares, conjunctions, and oppositions that will inevitably follow. For example, many astrologers were dreading the probable mass-violence event under the first Saturn (father control) opposite Pluto (death and transformation) of August 2001. With our hearts breaking, we watched 9/11 in horror. More recently, I predicted that the Mars retrograde cycle in Cancer/Gemini during September 2007 through mid-May 2008 would bring great financial pain to the United States. Then as a crisis did happen, its cause was deeply embedded in the housing market, which is ruled by Cancer. I never like being the bearer of bad news, so I only do so if I can also offer useful advice for dealing with the resulting problems.

With this New Moon analysis, the time has come to look at some stressful probabilities, such as tectonic stress. But, as always with astrology, there are planetary patterns that can be used to handle difficulties. I emphasized the USA during the Cancer/Gemini Mars retrograde because it significantly aspected the USA chart, and usually I do not look at the charts of other countries. I felt that once Mars made it into Leo on May 9, there would be an explosion of some sort resulting from all the pent-up forces being released by the Mars transit. Three days later, on May 12, an enormous 8.0 three-minute long earthquake hit rural/central China. Why China? The local Daoist spiritual teachers in China announced that this was a warning for China to reconsider its rapid industrialization, which is causing such severe ecological devastation. Just yesterday, an aftershock destroyed 420,000 more homes! In the reading for the Taurus New Moon (May 5), I reported that I had been taken over by a powerful Earth being during the April 20 Full Moon, and this being had forecast great death and suffering in the coming days. Now I know this was the quake in China. So, what is going on here? What can we see?

By watching events, I've noticed that the Full Moons of this spring have been very accurate predictors of how the New Moon field would work out. Of course, Full Moons are always the greatest manifestation of each New Moon's potential according to astrology. But, now the level of manifestation seems to be more intense, and this will probably continue at least through the completion of this spring season. The Full Moon on June 18 (that will fulfill the promise of this reading) occurs just a few days before the Summer Solstice, and perhaps this heightened level of manifestation will complete on June 18. I hope so, because all the signs point to the possibility that Earth is ringing like a great bell in response to the human emotional processing of Night Five of the Galactic Underworld (November 18, 2007, through November 12, 2008). As we release, she releases stresses and blocks as well.

Before you freak out and conclude the "big one" is coming, consider the main thesis of my 2001 book, Catastrophobia: Earth Changes During the Coming Age of Light, which posits that the big disaster already occurred 11,500 years ago, and that our planet is moving back into balance. But, as this balance is achieved, portions of the crust that are blocking the balance will move, subduct, liquefy, and reformulate. That is, this is a global process, and we are now being called to respond to places on the planet that are being affected by these massive changes. But, we are not heading toward a collective mass trauma event: Actually, we are being forced to face up to what we have already done to nature, not to face what nature is doing to us. China is a very enlightened and ancient country, so its reflections on its own suffering bear watching.

So, what does the Gemini New Moon and the following Full Moon tell us about our near future on a planetary surface that may be vibrating Jello? This is not about trying to define what will happen, it is about considering what we can do with this marvelous transformative energy. Have you ever been in an earthquake? I've been in a few strong ones, and the kundalini flow in my body was awesome. That is, we can transform ourselves very readily when our planet is shifting.

As usual with the New Moon in Gemini, we look for potential insights about the larger picture, and then we search for tips on how we can quicken ourselves to come up to the plate. The Gemini stellium-Mercury, New Moon, and Venus-trines the lunar North Node conjunct Chiron with Neptune close by in Aquarius, and the New Moon exactly sextiles Mars in Leo. This configuration suggests that the forces being released (Mars in Leo) are positive for the lunation, and because Venus is so close to the New Moon, our feminine psychic knowing will be confident and wise. Things balance easily when Venus and Mars are sextile in air and fire. Mercury retrograde in 19 Gemini locks in the beautiful trine to North Node/Chiron; we will be blessed with healing visions, possibly by means of deep wounding.

I remind you of Catastrophobia because that book is a deep investigation of the greatest wound currently held within our psyches. The great cataclysm of 9500 BC lurks in our minds and colors our interpretations of the present and future. We are all haunted by a forgotten, agonizing death that we cannot grieve without knowing the ancient story. Because Chiron retrograded on May 25, Chiron and the Node will be very close together during June through October, a very auspicious pairing. I have Chiron exact on my North Node in Leo, so I'm very curious about this influence. When the North Node is in Aquarius, we learn to choose altruism and to let go of ego, to forget about always trying to get what we want. Neptune and Chiron in Aquarius transiting the North Node have taken this process to a high level of spiritual healing, which will be greatly expanded in 2009 when Jupiter goes into Aquarius. Since only spirit can heal the kind of experiences we are having now, can you see how the sky supports this magnificent "Ode to Joy" that is occurring during the Galactic Underworld? Day Six in 2009 has Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune, and the lunar North Node in Aquarius. Put as simply as possible, Chiron right on the North Node in Aquarius means that each one of us is going to discover the healer within that knows how to process the great release of the Mother, Earth.

The strongest theme in the Gemini New Moon chart is that we will be challenged to go into our feminine sources to be able to see the great healing message of our times-attaining altruism and wisdom-is the whole point of the cycle. And Mars in Leo sextiling the lunation will offer us great courage and an open heart; we will find the way to become truly global. The point of all this is not about Free Trade, it needs to be about Free Sharing. Then, careful Saturn in Virgo trines Pluto in Capricorn, which facilitates the structural changes that are needed during the end of the Industrial Age and the Planetary Underworld (1755-2011). Finally, people are changing their driving habits and lifestyles, which enable them to let go of control and ego. Many people are using these Saturn and Pluto transits to restructure their realities, to release the need to control everything in sight.

Jupiter retrograded May 10 at 22 Capricorn, and it will go direct in September at 13 Capricorn. Since the great earthquake in China occurred right when Jupiter retrograded, more tectonic action will be likely in September, and around early December 2008, when it passes 22 Capricorn again. This Jupiter retrograde phase looks like it will be a time of great reflection about overpopulation and shoddy building practices, the main reasons the quake caused such great suffering, especially the death of so many children in badly constructed schools. Ironically, China is one of the few countries on the planet that is taking responsibility for overpopulation. There probably will be a profound level of change in China's building regulations, which will hopefully influence the world's as well. Jupiter sextiles Uranus in Pisces (as it did during the quake), which suggests great levels of compassionate transformation. Jupiter is quincunx the lunar South Node in Leo, which suggests the Chinese will utilize the natural strength recorded in their long history. A great revival of interest in ancient Chinese history is occurring in China now, which will be a source of support for them.

Readers may wonder why I have not said much about the cyclone in Myanmar, the Chaiten Volcano in Chile, or the F4 to F5 tornadoes in the US. This is because the pain of the Chinese quake went right through my body before it actually happened. But, I'd like to suggest that all of these disasters are greatly worsened by overpopulation and shoddy building practices. We are coming to the end of the Planetary Underworld (industrialization) very rapidly now. When the Planetary time acceleration began in 1755, there were one billion souls on the planet, which is the physical carrying rate of the planet without oil. So, now we have attained Peak Oil. The Global Elite announced through the Trilateral Commission in the early 1970s that a radical reduction of population would be coming next. I think this belief has been the source of unspeakable cruelty since the 1970s. The earth changes are forcing many people to learn how to care for what already exists and to not increase our numbers.

I teach that human expansion must evolve into consciousness expansion. Space is what you make of it, and materials are all about using Earth with respect. The hideous neglect of people's needs in Myanmar reminds us again of the hideous neglect by the Bushites during the 2005 hurricanes in the Mississippi Delta, while the rescue efforts of the Chinese remind us of the world's compassionate response to the 2004 tsunami. The point is, do you feel these events, and do you distinguish between cruelty and compassion? We will all be tested soon.

Lastly for the New Moon reading, Uranus in Pisces squaring Mercury retrograde and Uranus sextiling Jupiter form a beautiful Yod (Finger of God) to the lunar South Node in Leo. We are in the middle of a great expansion of our ability to transform ourselves by means of compassion, and the path is to open our hearts to the past of the planet and all we have become. Our movement into becoming a new species is so rapid now that sometimes we can't see that we are getting anywhere. This is a deep reflective time because Neptune, Chiron, Jupiter, Pluto, and Mercury are retrograde. This means actions do not always speak louder than words; instead thoughts are as potent as actions (unless you are actually called to act), so do not shut out the painful journey of the world.

Regarding your personal difficulties, which I know are very great because of what people tell me, we will be getting an easier shot at changing things that must change while Pluto is back in Sagittarius from June 13 through late November 2008. Sell your extra house or your gas hog during this time. Make needed changes that will make your life more real, because once Pluto goes into Capricorn permanently in late November, making changes will be very hard again as it has been since January. January through mid-June 2008 was a mini-forecast for how things will be through 2024.

As I mentioned in the opening of this reading, Full Moons seem to be extra-loaded with information about the New Moons, and the June Full Moon just before the Summer Solstice is no exception! It occurs on June 18 when Venus/Sun opposes Pluto/Moon, and Uranus forms a wide T-square to this potent opposition. Sorry, but this configuration suggests great tectonic and possibly financial stress. To top that off, the New Moons are in perigee (closest to the Earth) on May 5, June 3, July 2, November 12, and December 12. This means there is greater tectonic stress and unusual weather patterns, which was the case during May. The tidal flows in the Pacific were very extreme in May, which intensified human emotions as well as water flow.

During the June 18 Full Moon, Mars in Leo is on the lunar South Node in close opposition to Chiron on the lunar North Node. This suggests violence, pain, and wounding, but it also suggests a great heart opening. I hope these energies can be worked out through love and compassion. Jupiter sextiling Uranus still forms a Yod to the South Node, but this time Mars is also on the South Node. This is a very interesting configuration that could result in a significant peace somewhere on the planet. As many of you know, I have predicted in The Mayan Code that peace will come to Israel/Palestine in late fall of 2008, so perhaps we will see changes on this direction. But, just in case anybody thinks I am a Pollyanna, most peacemaking is the result of war exhaustion. So, perhaps countries will just lay down their arms, which is more likely than usual with Chiron right on the lunar North Node for months. We shall see. Be sure to watch what is going on during this fiery Full Moon in Sagittarius with Pluto on the Galactic Center! And remember to check Astroflash! for the Summer Solstice reading around June 18.

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